RA Coordinators

In an effort to provide greater coordination of services from Rural Aid and other organisations, we’re looking to appoint a number of people to act as Area Coordinators

Background

For the past 3 years, Rural Aid Ltd has run the very successful Buy a Bale program, bringing fodder and cash support to rural families suffering from the effects of drought. We have done this from a small Brisbane base working through Drought CoOrdinators, Drought Agencies a small group of farmers and Councils.

On June 30 2016, the Federal Government ceased the funding of all drought agencies, instead relying on farmers to be already registered for support and to chase help themselves, this has had the unfortunate effect of cutting some of our information paths. In order to ensure we are receiving continuous and reliable information Rural Aid is developing its own network in rural areas by “employing” local farmers or community leaders to gather information for us. These roles will focus directly on the local region of the farmer only (i.e. minimal travel).

The Role

Each position will be required to provide Rural Aid with a once a month report outlining what is going on in the local area. This information would include, rainfall, events (e.g. local show), other drought support efforts (e.g. a drop by another agency so we don’t double up), council information pertinent to Rural Aid and general news such as property sales etc. It is envisaged that this report is at most 1-2 pages long. The role would also be involved in the following:

Helping with local hay drops (where appropriate).

Identifying those in need and telling them how to register (i.e. don’t do it for them)

Identifying a property to drop on, tractors to use etc.

Representing Rural Aid at local events if able to (this would be discussed well in advance and is not a set in stone criteria).

Working with other rural based organisations to maximise effectiveness.

Provide a list of contacts for other organisations helping in the local area (government and non government)

Helping with on the ground support such as Farm Rescues, Christmas Deliveries, Movie Nights etc

Please note we do not see this as an onerous job, a few hours a month at most. All we are asking is for information about the goings on in your local region. Information you probably already know.

Us on social media

Rural Aid

Rural Aid was founded in 2015 to provide a holistic support program to rural Australia. The starting point for the charity was the success of the Buy a Bale campaign, which to date has distributed over $3 million worth of fodder to farmers around Australia.
We understand the needs of our primary producers and aim to lend a helping hand when times are tough. With the Buy a Bale program, we know that a whole truckload of hay at once isn’t always helpful, and have committed to providing smaller deliveries more frequently.
Recent weather events such as fires and cyclones have meant that there is even more call for our services than ever before. We have a number of programs designed with rebuilding and repairing in mind. These include the Farm Rescue and Weekend Warriors programs, as well as the Farm Army job board where farmers can find help that they need.